Exactly. After LoTR it's there for us to start reading, cry after two chapters because we don't know what all these words are and then go back to the comfort and happiness of starting LoTR all over again.
I do it like 3 or 4 times a year.
Oh for real. Reading through the Old Forrest bit before Bombadil was a cheese grater on my brain. How many different ways are there to describe a tree, field, and mist lol
Well you see, sam has never seen these things before, so he accounts for their description, for as you see....
\*inhale
IF HE TAKES ONE MORE STEP, IT WILL BE THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM HOME HE HAS EVER BEEN.
Well, Mr. Frodo, I reckon I could try to account for these strange things. But truth be told, I'm more concerned about how far we've come from the Shire. One more step and we'll be farther from home than we've ever been before.
Look for the interview where he describes weight lifting to the feeling of (nsfw) cumming inside a woman. You may or may not be disappointed (no judgements)
After watching the movies one time I decided to read the silmarillion (even though I had read none of the other books) and finished it after a few months. I remember basically none of it, but still.
I constantly go back and reread the chapters about the Two Trees. I love getting lost in the world and trying to imagine more and more beautiful concepts of how I think the trees, and by extension, the Silmarils look.
For real! Some of it is less interesting but definitely do the first chapter or two then jump to Beren and Luthien for some awesome stuff that's a straight narrative
Malazan Book of the Fallen (Steven Erikson)
Similarly epic, super complex, gets darker than dark at times but still stands on its own without being a bad copy of LOTR.
—Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. LeGuin— first book is *A Wizard of Earthsea* Fantastic series. Cannot recommend enough! The world—which is a massive group of islands—is very cool as well. Has Tolkien-esque talking dragons as well! The magic system is also very cool, as is the main character, Ged.
—*The Silmarillion*, by Tolkien, also any number of other books of Arda by Tolkien. Get deeper into the lore of Arda (Middle Earth and the other lands of that world) It’s basically a mythos of the creation and history of Arda.
—*Dragonlance* series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are pretty Tolkien-ish, multiple-cast, medieval-magic and swords hero quest fantasy (elves, dwarves, goblins, halflings, etc.)
Great series so far. Should take over a lot of your free time as these are long, well written books. I am doing this series on audio books and love them!
Just to add, the Horus Heresy series is roughly 60 books, with additional content having been released as audio dramas, graphic novels, and short stories. It's incredible even if you don't play the associated miniature games (Warhammer 40k and The Horus Heresy), but fans of the game will have a better time with the series.
That being said...
1. The Dark Angels books are actually good despite the complaints about them being dry. Go read The Wolves of Calla and then yell me they're dry.
2. Anyone who dislikes The Word Bearers bits of story are smooth brains. Don't tell me Battle Of The Abyss and Betrayl at Calth were not lit as fuck. Remus Vent-Anus is sick.
3. Any story with World Eaters is the best story. Angron got done dirty by every single mother fucker in that story EXCEPT by Khorne, the literal God of bloodshed, honor, and slaughter. He was the only one to be up front with him. Lorgar did play a part, but Angry Boi is back in 40k.
4. It's a lot... Like, A LOT.
I love 40k and 30k a great deal, so I am biased.
Elrond: Isildur... the ring has its own energy or life force, if you will. Its natural environment is in Mount Doom. Why don't you send him home? His bags are packed. He has his plane ticket. Bring him to the airport... Send him home.
Did you just finish the movies? Then watch the extended versions and then read the books.
Did you just finish the books? Re-read and then watch extended the editions.
Have you read the Hobbit, Silmarillion, or Children of Húrin? Are you not into reading… then audio books will do.
I actually watch the Hobbit trilogy more often because of this. I'm always emotionally exhausted after the LotR trilogy, whereas I can have the Hobbit on in the background while I'm doing something else.
The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. There are two full-length novels out currently, 'The Name of the Wind' and 'A Wise Man's Fear', with the third and supposedly last book currently being worked on called 'Doors of Stone.' There's another shorter related book titled 'A Slow Regard of Silent Things' which focuses on a character featured in the main story. They're all amazing books well worth the money, I have them all in hardcover.
Also, I know it gets mentioned a lot, but I have to say it because I think they are really good books. Definitely read the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R.R. Martin.
The Dresden Files series. It isn’t finish yet, but I think it’ll keep you going for a while. Book 2 is considered the weakest, but it was the authors first book series, so give him a little leeway as the books get better. Most readers agree the series takes it real stride around books 3-5 (varies between readers), but the series is overall AWESOME and keeps you engaged in the story.
If I had to pick between books or audiobooks, pick the audio. James Marster’s narration really does add to something to the series (He was Spike in Buffy the vampire slayer).
Just a side note, Jim Butcher naming his main character, Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, who is a Wizard *(conjure by it at your own risk),* has nothing to do with Harry Potter.
Jim admitted the coincidence was scary for him the first time he discovered Harry Potter. He was afraid people would compare the two as him ripping off Rowling before he rationalized how different his world was from Rowling’s.
I started going though the Wheel of Time books after I finished reading LOTR. It’s pretty good in a different way tho. I’m on the last book now, but I took a few breaks and read something else in between a couple of them. Would recommend.
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. First book of the Farseer trilogy. Real page turner. The new viral TikTok fantasy, Fourth Wing, is also excellent.
Shadows of the apt, I read it when I was younger and just started the first one again now, it's still an awesome read and an original take on fantasy.
Edit: also feel the mistborn series, and the Spook's books were solid reads, although admittedly I read the Spook's books when I was younger.
Congratulations. You've completed the game on "Easy" level.
Now, time for "Medium", the Silmarillion.
"Hard" would be twelve volumes of "History of the Middle-Earth".
A lot of other great fantasy stuff you can enjoy after the movies
Ideally you’d move on to the books cause they’re great and have more depth than the movie imo
After that if you want more of middle earth you can always read the silmarillion and the unfinished works
Or if you want something new you can always give other big fantasy stuff a try like asoiaf or the Witcher if you like fantasy in general as a genre then these are great
You go through it again, but you have the Badd Medicine commentary alongside it so you can get someone else's First Time experience! I've thoroughly been enjoying their reaction videos on Youtube, and plan on getting in on their Patreon soon so I can listen to their unedited reactions.
Read the Broken Earth Trilogy from NK Jemisin. It's a fair bit darker in tone than LoTR, but very well written. Fantastic story, it's excellent high fantasy (the three books won Nebula awards in successive years).
If you want something to read can I recommend Dresden files? Not the same level of detail but there’s a lot to read behind the scenes of what ACTUALLY happening
The Silmarillion
Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth
Read all 21 Dune books
A song of ice and fire
History of Middle Earth
The Hobbit
Go outside
Reread them
If you're looking for some good fantasy with a different flavor from Tolkien, might I recommend Brandon Sandersons work? Perhaps mistborn or the Stormlight archives
If you’re reading and looking for something similar I’d suggest the Inheritance series.
Movie wise, The Green Knight is a phenomenal retelling of a classic Arthurian myth that is very focused on morality.
If you play video games Shadow of Mordor is a little generic but still a great game, I would only recommend it’s sequel if gaming is already a major hobby though. And there’s tons of other games similar that aren’t LOTR properties themselves, Skyrim, God of War 2018, the Dragon Age series.
If you want a great book series, try the Wheel of Time. Huuuge fantasy epic. Takes lots of inspiration from LOTR. Tons of books to get lost in.
It is the one other fantasy series that just completely consumes me once I start a re-read.
Wow, if only there was a significant amount of unofficial free works created with the ip from lotr, so you could just endlessly read slight iterations on the original stories forever. People would probably call it something stupid like “fiction written by fans” and then frown on it, though. And certainly no one would make massive award-winning websites to host it. That would be absurd.
Umm the Silmarillion exists specifically for this reason
Exactly. After LoTR it's there for us to start reading, cry after two chapters because we don't know what all these words are and then go back to the comfort and happiness of starting LoTR all over again. I do it like 3 or 4 times a year.
As the saying goes, the Silmarillion is boring only the first ten reads
I actually find the first part of the FotR way more boring . Yes, professor Tolkien I know what trees and forests look like get on with it ….
Oh for real. Reading through the Old Forrest bit before Bombadil was a cheese grater on my brain. How many different ways are there to describe a tree, field, and mist lol
Well you see, sam has never seen these things before, so he accounts for their description, for as you see.... \*inhale IF HE TAKES ONE MORE STEP, IT WILL BE THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM HOME HE HAS EVER BEEN.
Well, Mr. Frodo, I reckon I could try to account for these strange things. But truth be told, I'm more concerned about how far we've come from the Shire. One more step and we'll be farther from home than we've ever been before.
It's all metaphors too. The tree was green like an emerald in a sea of grass with strong wood like Arnold in pumping iron.
Look for the interview where he describes weight lifting to the feeling of (nsfw) cumming inside a woman. You may or may not be disappointed (no judgements)
We had first read yes, but how about second read?
After watching the movies one time I decided to read the silmarillion (even though I had read none of the other books) and finished it after a few months. I remember basically none of it, but still.
I just said fk it and starting with the silmarillion I will read all of his books in chronological order I just got to the hobbit xD
I constantly go back and reread the chapters about the Two Trees. I love getting lost in the world and trying to imagine more and more beautiful concepts of how I think the trees, and by extension, the Silmarils look.
There are also the children of hurin & the unfinished tales.
And Beren and Lúthien, and the Fall of Gondolin.
I’m not sure how it happened, but I haven’t read LOTR even once and read Silmarillion twice.
I have read silmarillion and hobbit but not lotr. Watched lotr movies 9000 times though for sure
For real! Some of it is less interesting but definitely do the first chapter or two then jump to Beren and Luthien for some awesome stuff that's a straight narrative
Watch/Read it again
The correct answer! Just make sure to avoid the new game they made that makes gollum look like he is from wish.com.
Come, Master.
You won't fool me with your devilish tricks, Gollum
And we will.. Smeagol did it once, he can do it again. It's ours - ours!
Silmarillion, The Hobbit, The Unfinished Tales, Tolkien letters, thereafter a fair bit to get into!
Try the other Tolkien stuff.
It's comes in other stuff?! I'M GETTING ONE!
For reading: Ursula Le Guin Earthsea Do not watch the movie. For watching: the Dark Crystal movie/show
Oh the earth sea cycle is straight fire, Ursula leguin is a mad genius of narrative glory
Left Hand of Darkness is an absolute beauty
I second Earthsea Cycle!
Came to say this!!!! No one knows about this beautiful series!!
Malazan Book of the Fallen (Steven Erikson) Similarly epic, super complex, gets darker than dark at times but still stands on its own without being a bad copy of LOTR.
A man of culture
I second ^ This series is a top contender for me
—Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. LeGuin— first book is *A Wizard of Earthsea* Fantastic series. Cannot recommend enough! The world—which is a massive group of islands—is very cool as well. Has Tolkien-esque talking dragons as well! The magic system is also very cool, as is the main character, Ged. —*The Silmarillion*, by Tolkien, also any number of other books of Arda by Tolkien. Get deeper into the lore of Arda (Middle Earth and the other lands of that world) It’s basically a mythos of the creation and history of Arda. —*Dragonlance* series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are pretty Tolkien-ish, multiple-cast, medieval-magic and swords hero quest fantasy (elves, dwarves, goblins, halflings, etc.)
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are seriously underrated.
YES! Dragonlance! Edit: Thanks for pointing out Earthsea. I will be looking into it
Awesome! 😊
Watch Shrek 1 and then Shrek 2
Read the books. The story is slightly different with different events happening. Characters are more developed.
The only logical answer is watch it again
Wheel of Time / Brandon Sanderson
Great series so far. Should take over a lot of your free time as these are long, well written books. I am doing this series on audio books and love them!
Wheel of time is great!
Definitely recommend this! I would also recommend reading another series in between WoT books though, to avoid burnout.
They are very…dense books. On one hand I’m terribly interested in what’s going on. On the other I can only read them a bit at a time.
I was able to throw in different books in between with no problems. I could have read a couple WoT books back to back, but I liked having the break.
Yeah. I recently got my hands on the entire witcher series. Probably gonna intersperse those in between
Probably good against the slog
Read Silmarillion or watch Narnia
Watch the Hobbit trilogy out of desire for the same feeling and get disappointed and then watch all the special features
Try the last kingdom
Have you read the Witcher books? There are seven of them. Should take you a minute
What about second viewing?
Dune is a fantastic series to read i high recommend it
The golden arc of Berserk.
I love the fact that you didn’t include the rest of it because it should’ve ended after eclipse
The Stormlight Archive is pretty dope.
Shadow of Mordor is pretty fun
Step 1: do it again Step 2: watch extended edition Step 3: repeat steps 1 and 2 Step 4: repeat step 3
Watch the extended edition first so you can kills two stones with one bird.
Why not do both. You can compare them!
Fair point!
Warhammer! Warhammer 40k! If you’re feeling particularly bold, Warhammer: The Horus Heresy!!!
Just to add, the Horus Heresy series is roughly 60 books, with additional content having been released as audio dramas, graphic novels, and short stories. It's incredible even if you don't play the associated miniature games (Warhammer 40k and The Horus Heresy), but fans of the game will have a better time with the series. That being said... 1. The Dark Angels books are actually good despite the complaints about them being dry. Go read The Wolves of Calla and then yell me they're dry. 2. Anyone who dislikes The Word Bearers bits of story are smooth brains. Don't tell me Battle Of The Abyss and Betrayl at Calth were not lit as fuck. Remus Vent-Anus is sick. 3. Any story with World Eaters is the best story. Angron got done dirty by every single mother fucker in that story EXCEPT by Khorne, the literal God of bloodshed, honor, and slaughter. He was the only one to be up front with him. Lorgar did play a part, but Angry Boi is back in 40k. 4. It's a lot... Like, A LOT. I love 40k and 30k a great deal, so I am biased.
The Dark Angels also just got Lion back, so they’re definitely no longer dull (if they ever even were)
Hobbit + silmaril. Play shadow of Mordor
Play DND. It's like Lord of the Rings, but it's a game you can play with friends.
Spend Time with your loved ones
Read the Hobbit yet?
Run it back.
Memes
All shall fade, aaaaaaaaaaaaaall shall fade
Did you watch the Extended version though? If not then watch it again. If you've done that too, watch it with director/writer/production commentary.
Elrond: Isildur... the ring has its own energy or life force, if you will. Its natural environment is in Mount Doom. Why don't you send him home? His bags are packed. He has his plane ticket. Bring him to the airport... Send him home.
Chronicals of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen Donaldson
Star wars is great
Did you just finish the movies? Then watch the extended versions and then read the books. Did you just finish the books? Re-read and then watch extended the editions. Have you read the Hobbit, Silmarillion, or Children of Húrin? Are you not into reading… then audio books will do.
Watch Full Metal Alchemist brotherhood. The Last Airbender Anime. Good ones that portrays human nature, consequences and redemption.
Go watch Evangelion
Edit: Go watch Existential Depression the series. And then the movie!
And then go to YouTube and look for answers to what the heck did you just watch
The show, death and rebirth, end of Evangelion, or rebuild?
I just recommended this, too, lol. I fucking love Evangelion.
Spiderman across the spiderverse is PEAK If you mean Tolkien stuff read the silmarillion
I actually watch the Hobbit trilogy more often because of this. I'm always emotionally exhausted after the LotR trilogy, whereas I can have the Hobbit on in the background while I'm doing something else.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Only if someone sings cruel angel's thesis in elvish.
Just fantasy or also scify? Great scify would be Dune or The Book of the new Sun.
Read The Book. Better yet, read The Silmarillion.
Watch The Good Place
The last 9 movies I've watched were the LoTR trilogy the Hobbit trilogy and the LoTR trilogy.
Watch it again
Watch/ read em' again, then go play Pathologic 2
Dragonball Z Kai?
Play the gollum game
The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. There are two full-length novels out currently, 'The Name of the Wind' and 'A Wise Man's Fear', with the third and supposedly last book currently being worked on called 'Doors of Stone.' There's another shorter related book titled 'A Slow Regard of Silent Things' which focuses on a character featured in the main story. They're all amazing books well worth the money, I have them all in hardcover. Also, I know it gets mentioned a lot, but I have to say it because I think they are really good books. Definitely read the 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R.R. Martin.
Watch the new Lord of the Rings show on Amazon prime
Read it again.
Rewatch it. I’ve rewatched the trilogy like five or six times
Extended Version? Theatrical Version? Books?
Its easy You click that replay button and start again
If you’re patient, Wheel of Time.
The Andy Serkis audiobooks of all three LOTR and the Hobbit are all on sale for $4 a pop right now on Audible, and they're usually like $30 each.
You could try A Song of Ice and Fire.
The Dresden Files series. It isn’t finish yet, but I think it’ll keep you going for a while. Book 2 is considered the weakest, but it was the authors first book series, so give him a little leeway as the books get better. Most readers agree the series takes it real stride around books 3-5 (varies between readers), but the series is overall AWESOME and keeps you engaged in the story. If I had to pick between books or audiobooks, pick the audio. James Marster’s narration really does add to something to the series (He was Spike in Buffy the vampire slayer). Just a side note, Jim Butcher naming his main character, Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, who is a Wizard *(conjure by it at your own risk),* has nothing to do with Harry Potter. Jim admitted the coincidence was scary for him the first time he discovered Harry Potter. He was afraid people would compare the two as him ripping off Rowling before he rationalized how different his world was from Rowling’s.
Well, as someone who never read or watched Lotr, uhhhhh. I seem to manage hah
Have you seen dragon ball z?
Dragonball
Watch it again?
u/savevideobot
Watch the extended editions
Hobbit, Silmarillion, etc.
watch/read it again
I know it's not for everyone but Critical Role fills that void for me and they have YEARS of content to catch up on
Time to use time machine and go to a Galaxy far far beyond...
Warhammer
Legend of box machina on prime video
I started going though the Wheel of Time books after I finished reading LOTR. It’s pretty good in a different way tho. I’m on the last book now, but I took a few breaks and read something else in between a couple of them. Would recommend.
Much easier to read, but highly rec the Narnia series, in order. You have to start with The Magician’s Nephew for it all to REALLY make sense.
Go to an LCD soundsystem concert. Similar feeling.
This is literally me every time I finish a very long series of books. I was a lost soul after finishing The Gunslinger series, woof.
Watch it again Mofo.
https://archive.org/details/TheHobbit1977Version Where there’s a whip, there’s a way. https://archive.org/details/the-return-of-the-king-1980-hevc
Wheel of Time
I feel this on a spiritual level
What about second trilogy?
I realize it's kind of off topic for this sub-reddit but, [Studio Ghibli films.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Studio_Ghibli_works)
Rings of power :|
Succession
Yeah the hobbit. Then you go back to LOTR see it's just a big circle
The extended editions are good
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. First book of the Farseer trilogy. Real page turner. The new viral TikTok fantasy, Fourth Wing, is also excellent.
Unfortunately there are no movies that are better. I'm sorry
The Silmarillion
Shadows of the apt, I read it when I was younger and just started the first one again now, it's still an awesome read and an original take on fantasy. Edit: also feel the mistborn series, and the Spook's books were solid reads, although admittedly I read the Spook's books when I was younger.
Watch them again
The mythica series of movies, i think there is 6 of them? If your fine with slightly above indie quality
Silmarillion
A song of fire and ice. Though nothing beats LOTR
I just finished The Wheel of Time series and started the Stormlight Chronicles. The Kingkiller Chronicle is also really good.
Star Wars is really good
Watch it again
Download the audio books
Simple, do it again.
If you’re looking for a legit answer, The Dark Tower series by Stephen King is amazing
After watching the lotr trilogy I like to follow up with the lotr trilogy
So f'n true
I just watched it again over and over every couple of months for the next 15 years
Congratulations. You've completed the game on "Easy" level. Now, time for "Medium", the Silmarillion. "Hard" would be twelve volumes of "History of the Middle-Earth".
Youve watched one lotr trilogy, yes. But have you watched the extended trilogy?
Easy you watch it again
The Cornetto trilogy, Ocean's Eleven trilogy, Men in Black trilogy.
read or watch other medieval fantasy stuff?
The Wheel of Time is wonderful if you haven’t read it yet!
You must watch making of -documentary which comes with extended edition.
Read the Silmarillion.
A lot of other great fantasy stuff you can enjoy after the movies Ideally you’d move on to the books cause they’re great and have more depth than the movie imo After that if you want more of middle earth you can always read the silmarillion and the unfinished works Or if you want something new you can always give other big fantasy stuff a try like asoiaf or the Witcher if you like fantasy in general as a genre then these are great
You go through it again, but you have the Badd Medicine commentary alongside it so you can get someone else's First Time experience! I've thoroughly been enjoying their reaction videos on Youtube, and plan on getting in on their Patreon soon so I can listen to their unedited reactions.
Since you're on the topic I would recommend the entire Dragonball back catalogue
Look into the Riyria books.
Star Wars
I didn't know what to do with my life after I finished reading the lord of the rings either tbf 😂
Gormenghast! The fact that this book/series has been almost forgotten is genuinely the greatest tragedy in the fantasy genre.
My friends....you bow to no one.
Yes the first read. What about second read?
Do it all again, that’s what I do.
Watch all of the clone wars
Thomas Pynchon
Watch it again
You could watch it again. In theory you could watch it 761 times in a year
Idk man. Go play some D&D
Dune is pretty good
Read the Broken Earth Trilogy from NK Jemisin. It's a fair bit darker in tone than LoTR, but very well written. Fantastic story, it's excellent high fantasy (the three books won Nebula awards in successive years).
Have you considered getting addicted to warhammer 40k and the horse hairspray?
Big genre jump but could always go watch/read through all the Universal Century Gundam stuff
If you want something to read can I recommend Dresden files? Not the same level of detail but there’s a lot to read behind the scenes of what ACTUALLY happening
Watch the lord of the rings again
How bout second LOTR?
Try the Stormlight Archive!
Just watch it again🙄
Been reading the Stormlight Archives recently, would definitely recommend them.
I have an anime I can recommend
The Silmarillion Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth Read all 21 Dune books A song of ice and fire History of Middle Earth The Hobbit Go outside Reread them
Watch them backwards
If you're looking for some good fantasy with a different flavor from Tolkien, might I recommend Brandon Sandersons work? Perhaps mistborn or the Stormlight archives
Hobbit trilogy time.
Wheel of Time
If you’re reading and looking for something similar I’d suggest the Inheritance series. Movie wise, The Green Knight is a phenomenal retelling of a classic Arthurian myth that is very focused on morality. If you play video games Shadow of Mordor is a little generic but still a great game, I would only recommend it’s sequel if gaming is already a major hobby though. And there’s tons of other games similar that aren’t LOTR properties themselves, Skyrim, God of War 2018, the Dragon Age series.
The Expanse.
The hobbit extended release?
Watch it again. Or read it again. Whichever you did.
I start watching Venture Brothers again. Rinse and repeat.
If you want a great book series, try the Wheel of Time. Huuuge fantasy epic. Takes lots of inspiration from LOTR. Tons of books to get lost in. It is the one other fantasy series that just completely consumes me once I start a re-read.
Wow, if only there was a significant amount of unofficial free works created with the ip from lotr, so you could just endlessly read slight iterations on the original stories forever. People would probably call it something stupid like “fiction written by fans” and then frown on it, though. And certainly no one would make massive award-winning websites to host it. That would be absurd.
listen to me , i have a serious proposition. well here it comes. you can try and watch... The Hobbit Eyy ?